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CVE-2017-16879
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-11-22T22:29:00.223 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:10:04.767

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic.

Affected products

gnu — ncurses

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